Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread): Chemical and microbiology properties and health benefits

SM Mohammad, NK Mahmud-Ab-Rashid, N Zawawi - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, bee salivary enzymes,
and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen …

[HTML][HTML] The use of alternative food sources to improve health and guarantee access and food intake

LRB Mariutti, KS Rebelo, A Bisconsin-Junior… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
To feed and provide Food Security to all people in the world is a big challenge to be
achieved with the 2030 Agenda. Undernutrition and obesity are to the opposite of a healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Stingless bee honey, a novel source of trehalulose: A biologically active disaccharide with health benefits

MT Fletcher, NL Hungerford, D Webber… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Stingless bee (Meliponini) honey has long been considered a high-value functional food,
but the perceived therapeutic value has lacked attribution to specific bioactive components …

Influence of origins and bee species on physicochemical, antioxidant properties and botanical discrimination of stingless bee honey

S Shamsudin, J Selamat, M Sanny… - … Journal of Food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant properties and botanical discrimination
according to the organic acid content in Malaysian stingless bee honey were investigated …

A comprehensive review of stingless bee products: Phytochemical composition and beneficial properties of honey, propolis, and pollen

AS Rozman, N Hashim, B Maringgal, K Abdan - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The stingless bee has been gaining more attention in recent years due to the uniqueness
and benefits of its products. Similar to the common honeybee, stingless bees also produce …

A review on recent progress of stingless bee honey and its hydrogel-based compound for wound care management

NEF Esa, MNM Ansari, SIA Razak, NI Ismail, N Jusoh… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stingless bee honey has a distinctive flavor and sour taste compared to Apis mellifera
honey. Currently, interest in farming stingless bees is growing among rural residents to meet …

Discrimination of Malaysian stingless bee honey from different entomological origins based on physicochemical properties and volatile compound profiles using …

SN Sharin, MSA Sani, MA Jaafar, MH Yuswan… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Identification of honey origin based on specific chemical markers is important for honey
authentication. This study is aimed to differentiate Malaysian stingless bee honey from …

Characterization of honeys produced by sympatric species of Afrotropical stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)

HO Mokaya, K Nkoba, RM Ndunda, NJ Vereecken - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of bee species identity and harvesting methods on the chemical
composition and antiradical activity of 53 honey samples, produced by six stingless bee …

Detecting adulteration of stingless bee honey using untargeted 1H NMR metabolomics with chemometrics

CH Yong, SA Muhammad, FI Nasir, MZ Mustafa… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
As stingless bee honey (SBH) is gaining in popularity in the Malaysian market, it is now
prone to adulteration. The higher price of SBH compared to floral honey has led to the use of …

Stingless bee honey: An overview of health benefits and main market challenges

TC Pimentel, M Rosset, JMB de Sousa… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review aimed to evaluate the nutraceutical and medicinal effects of stingless bee honey
(SBH) by bringing a discussion focused on the main known in vitro/in vivo health‐promoting …